Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 14,208, John Fleet, Va

SERVICE
NUMBER
Army Va
Fleet. John
R. 14208
CONTENTS
Va half pay
N.A. Acc No 874 See p 50066 Half Pay John Fleet

To the Honorable the General Assembly of Virginia.
The Petition of Thomas B Evans Administrator of John Fleet respectfully sheweth. That his intestate actuated by that spirit which animated every lover of liberty and his country entered early into her service during her struggle for independence upon State establishment, and remained in her service till the termination of the war which ended in the acknowledgment of our independence.
It appears from the commission given to your Petitioner intestate that he entered into the service of his country on the tenth day of September 1778 as a Lieutenant in the Second Virginia Regiment under the command of Lieutenant Colonel William Brent - but under who else he might have served, or what changes he may have experienced from the time of his joining the army until the year 1781 or 1782, your petitioner is unable to state, but it appears that before that time John Fleet had been transferred to the Legionary Corps, under the command of Col Charles Dabney, as is shown by his certificate which accompanies this petition.
Your Petitioner farther represents that it appears from satisfactory evidence that his intestate served faithfully from the time of his entering the army, till the end of the Revolutionary war, and never resigned - that he was reported by the Board of Officers who convened and sat in Richmond under the authority of an act of Assembly which passed in the month of November 1781, as one of those meritorious officers who was entitled to half pay for life as will be seen by reference to Documents which your Petitioner has it in his power to exhibit to the Legislature.

(142) Believing his intestate was entitled to that remuneration which has been made to others if he shewed him justly entitled to receive it, and that in his lifetime he never had received it, your petitioner qualified as his administrator for the purpose of asking in behalf of the family of the deceased soldier that to which he is entitled under the laws of his country, as sanctioned by the General Assembly on more occasions than one — Your Petitioner therefore prays that your Honorable Body will enact a law authorising the payment to your petitioner for the use and benefit of the family of his intestate John Fleet, five years full pay in lieu of half pay for life which was granted to the officers of the Revolutionary War by an act of the General Assembly passed May 1779. & Your Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray —
Thomas B Evans Adm of John Fleet
King & Queen County to wit
This day John W Fleet personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in the County aforesaid, and made oath that John Fleet of the County of King & Queen aforesaid died leaving the following children to wit: Sarah Fleet who intermarried with Rod Jones (died leaving one child named William Robert Jones) William Fleet, Elizabeth Fleet who intermarried with Andrew C Browne (died leaving one child named Sarah W Browne at present the wife of Thomas B Evans) and John Fleet. Given under my hand this 12 th Jan y 1829 —
John Du Val JP

13 March 1833.
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306.
Ansley
Richmond Va
11. March 1833.
Sir,
I enclose you the papers in support of the application of the adm rs and Heirs of John Fleet for the balance of Half pay due to him. As he died in 1795 the balance will be small. You will find that the Legislature granted commutation to the Heirs in 1829. Fleet left four daughters children - the descendants of three of whom have united in the powers of attorney. The children of the 4 th reside in Kentucky.
I have received your favor of the 8 th inst, by yesterday's mail.
With great respect?
Your obedient Serv
J. L. E. Heath
The Hon Louis M c Lane

John Fleet, deceased
Act 5 th July 1832
Nov 2. nd /47
Recorded Vol 45,
page 191

Pension Office
November 2. 1847
I certify that I have examined the claim of the administrator of the late John Fleet, under the act of the 5 th of July 1832; and I find that in 1833 his legal representatives were allowed half-pay from September 3. 1783 till the day of his death, and that half-pay is still due from the 8 th of February 1783, when he left the service. It is therefore my opinion that the claim for additional half-pay should be allowed, at the rate of one hundred and sixty dollars per annum from the eighth of February seventeen hundred and eighty three to the third of September of the same year, for the service of said Fleet as a Lieutenant in the Virginia State Troops, and that the amount is payable to Robert B. Bagby, of Virginia, attorney of Thomas B. Evans, administrator of said John Fleet, deceased
Approved.
Secretary of War.
Commissioner of Pensions
Enter this on the Pay ent d - Register

13 March 1833.
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306.
Andr.
Richmond Va
11. March 1833.
Sir,
I enclose you the papers in support of the application of the adm rs and Heirs of John Fleet for the balance of Half pay due to him. As he died in 1795 the balance will be small. You will find that the Legislature granted commutation to the Heirs in 1829. Fleet left four daughters children - the descendants of three of whom have united in the powers of attorney. The children of the 4 th reside in Kentucky.
I have received your favor of the 8 th inst, by yesterday's mail.
With great respect?
Your Obedient Serv
J. L. Heath
The Hon Louis McLane

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON
September 17, 1932
Am BA-J/AWF John Fleet R.14208 Va. Half Pay
Honorable William L. Nelson House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Nelson:
in which reference is made to your letter of September 15, Jennie M. Boothe of Columbia, Missouri, you desire the Revolutionary War record of John Fleet.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Virginia Half Pay Claim, R.14208, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John Fleet, the only soldier by that name that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
On September 10, 1778, John Fleet was lieutenant in the Second Virginia Regiment under the command of Lieutenant Colonel William Brent. He later served in the Legionary Corps under the command of Colonel Charles Dabney and was in the service until 1781 or 1782.
He was from King and Queen County, Virginia.
He died December 1, 1795 and was survived by the following children: Sarah, who married R. S. Jones and died leaving one child, William Robert Jones; Elizabeth, who married Andrew C. Browne and died leaving one child, Sarah W. Evans, the wife of Thomas B. Evans in 1829; and John Fleet.
On account of the Revolutionary War services of John Fleet, Half Pay under the Act of July 5, 1832, was allowed for the benefit of the aforementioned heirs of said John Fleet.
For further information in regard to this soldier, it

is suggested that you address The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C., giving the following as means of identification: John Fleet, Lieutenant in Second Regiment of Virginia Troops, Revolutionary War File 050066.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

1932 June 28. list to Hon. Wm. L. Nelson. MCS 1932. Sept. 17. list to Hon. Wm. L. Nelson for Jennie M. Boothe copy of MCS. any
ACT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1871.
WAR OF 1812.
3172
RECEIVED
John Fleet Lieut.
Vadina
Revolution
Discharged _____, 18
4012
7/7 Pay — act '32
Received _____, 187
Attorney.

John Fleet Lieutenant U.S. Navy.

Rev. Fleet
trans class
Baptist
2nd Floor
W. Ch. - Oct 10th
Ray Eng
Washington City
John Fleet 2 centennial "W. S. Hays"

Auditors Office Va.
8 Octo 1845.
Sir
I have this day written to W. Edwards and informed him that Lieut John Fleet was in service in April 1782 but when he retired I have no evidence.
very respectfully
W. Heath

22 1/2 April 1833.
(417) Auditor's Office
333
April 10. 1833.
Sir
I duly received yours of the inst and according to your instructions deposited on yesterday in the Branch Bank of the U States at this place to the cr of the Treasurer of the U States, the sum of $800 overpaid in the settlement of John Fleet's Half pay.
I shall by the next mail transmit to you copies of sundry documents relating to Revolutionary claims which I have had prepared in pursuance of the request contained in your letter of the 13. Feb last. The copyist is engaged in completing other documents of equal importance. By the same mail or soon thereafter, I will return the papers in the case of Thomas Matthews which were referred to me for consideration. My Report will be adverse to his claim for Half pay.
I have been apprehensive that the papers sent by me in support of the claim of N. L. Savage's heirs were destroyed by the recent conflagration. Will you do me the favor to inform me.
With great respect
Your obedient servant J. E. Heath
The Hon Louis McLane

Re. 28 March 1833.
(1411) Auditor's Office of Virginia 321.
March 25 1833
Sir
I am favored by to days mail with your communications of the 20 and 22 nd inst res- pecting the cases of Geo: Walls and Charles Ewell.
I received also by to days mail - from the Treasurer of the U.S. your warrant for $1159. 45 - the balance of Half pay due Dr. Fleet, from 3 rd Sept 1783 to the 1. Dec. 1795 - after deducting as stated in the warrant the sum of $800 paid to Fleet's Heirs by the State of Virginia. I hasten to inform you that after the list of payments was made out at this office, and furnished the Commissioner of the State, upon which list of payments the appropriation of $139.543.66 was made by the act of Congress of 5 July 1832 and refunded to the State of Virginia, - the residue of Fleet's commutation or $800 was also paid by the Heirs of that officer from the State Treasury - making the total of $1600 paid to them - $800 only of which was embraced in the above mentioned sum of $139 543. 66. - The sum of $800 therefore part of your warrant, is not due to the Heirs of Fleet, and ought either to be paid to the State of Virginia, or refunded to the U. States. If you are authorized under the act of Congress above referred to, to refund advances made by the State of Virginia which are not provided for in that act, but which have

(412) been subsequently made, then the $800 will belong to the treasury of Virginia. If you do not consider yourself as so authorized however, then I presume that that sum ought to be refunded to the United States, as it does not rightfully belong to Fleet's Heirs.
I should be pleased to hear from you on this subject as soon as convenient.
Will you also do me the favor to say why the 3 d September 1783 has been fixed upon in the cases of Thomas Armistead and John Fleet, as the period of commencement of the Half pay. The Court of Appeals of Virginia decided that the war ended in this state with the Governor's proclamation of peace to wit the 22 April 1783.
I am sir with high respect your Obedient Servant J. E. Heath
and of W h a
The Hon d Louis McLane

As mated & Fleet, both returned as in service to the end of the war, termi- nated by the Treaty of Peace signed Sept. 3. 1783.
Report to the Auditor, who will furnish the information required in the last paragraph
Tuckermore March 29. 1833

Petition & documents
of John Fleet's admin
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Virginia
Richmond City to wit:
I George W Munford clerk of the House of Delegates & keeper of the Rolls of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing are true copies of the Petition of Thomas B Evans Administrator of John Fleet & an affidavit of John W Fleet accompanying the same presented presented at the session of 1828-29 & filed in my office - other documents presented which may have been presented at the same time, have probably been withdrawn by the petitioner - there is a rule of the House which permits it - Given under my hand this 27 th day of August 1832.
George W Munford C.H.D. & Keeper of the Rolls of Virginia
do section & document

John Fleet dec d
Fleet,
Mr J B Thompson
Subscribed by J. B. Thompson on this 10 th day of Nov r - J. B. Thompson
John Fleet

Spencer County Ky February 24 th 1850
Mr. L. B. Thompson. Dear Sir,
I received a letter from Virginia a few days past written by Alexander Fleet a cousin to my wife stating there was something coming to John Fleet's heirs for his service as 2 nd Lieutenant in the Va - State Line during the revolution. I wish you to do me the kindness to examine the records and write to me stating the amount due the heirs also whether or not they have ever received any of the claim you will please ascertain these facts and write immediately by so doing you will oblige your friend.
Respectfully yours
Samuel Russell. Jr.

WILLIAM L. NELSON 8TH DIST. MISSOURI ROOM 262 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING RESIDENCE: COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
MEMBER COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
June 25 1932
Mr. A. D. Hiller, Assistant Administrator, Revolutionary War Section, Veterans' Administration, Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Hiller:
I am in receipt of request for information relative to record of the following soldiers of the Revolutionary War:
Francis H. (or Francis Humphry) Christian of Virginia. 1st wife Katherine Chinn; 2nd wife Ann Shearmon.
John Fleet of Virginia; died about 1800 in Virginia.
I dislike to trouble you so much with these re- quests, but it seems the records of your office are about the only source from which such information can be obtained.
Assuring you of my appreciation of your kindness,
I am
Yours very truly,
A handwritten signature in cursive, reading "W. L. Nelson".
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WILLIAM L. NELSON 8TH DIST. MISSOURI ROOM 262 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING RESIDENCE: COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
MEMBER COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
September 15 1 9 3 2
Mr. A. D. Hiller, Assistant Administrator, Revolutionary War Section, Veterans' Administration, Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Hiller:
In compliance with request of Miss Jennie M. Boothe, of Columbia, Missouri, I am asking that you kindly have a search made of the records of your office and furnish me with such information as may be found relative to the record of John Fleet, also who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and who died in Lancaster County, Virginia, about the year 1800.
Thanking you for your usual prompt and careful attention, I am
Yours very truly,
W. L. Nelson C. L. L.
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June 28, 1932
BA-J/MCS
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John Fleet
R. 14208
Va. Half Pay
Honorable William L. Nelson House of Representatives Washington D.C.
My dear Mr. Nelson:
Reference is made to your letter of June 25th, requesting information in regard to John Fleet and Francis Humphrey Christian, soldiers of the Revolution.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to a Francis (or Francis Humphrey) Christian.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the Virginia Half Pay Claim, R. 14208, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John Fleet, the only soldier by that name that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
On September 10, 1778, John Fleet was lieutenant in the Second Virginia Regiment under the command of Lieutenant Colonel William Brent. He later served in the Legionary Corps under the command of Colonel Charles Dabney and was in service until 1781 or 1782.
He was from King and Queen County, Virginia.
He died December 1, 1795, and was survived by the following children: Sarah who married R. S. Jones and died leaving one child, William Robert Jones; William; Elizabeth who married Andrew C. Browne and died leaving one child, Sarah W., who was the wife of Thomas B. Evans in 1829; and John.

On account of the Revolutionary War service of John Fleet, Half Pay under the Act of July 5, 1832, was allowed for the benefit of the afore mentioned heirs of John Fleet.
For further information in regard to this soldier it is suggested that you address The Adjutant General, War Department, this city, giving the following as means of identification: John Fleet, Lieutenant in Second Regiment of Virginia State Troops, Revolutionary War, File 050066.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER Assistant to Administrator
Office note
{ No. 1850. On Samuel Russell Jr. of Spencer Co. Ky states that Alexander Fleet was cousin to his wife.